R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets
How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.
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- 1.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) burger
- 4.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) purple
- 6.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 7.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
- 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) first (c) butter
- 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 10.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 11.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) ferk
- 12.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) turtle
- 14.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 15.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) corn (c) tiger
- 17.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 18.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
- 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 20.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) shark
- 22.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
- 23.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
- 24.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
- 25.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
- 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) turkey (c) corn
- 27.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
- 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) jar
- 29.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitor (c) guitar
- 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) purple
- 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 32.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 33.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
- 34.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
- 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) yarn (c) burger
- 36.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
- 37.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) car (c) third
- 39.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) ladder (c) turtle
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) fork (c) turtle
Answer key
- ir
- ir
- burger
- ar
- popcorn
- ar
- turkey
- butter
- or
- ar
- fork
- dart
- star
- ar
- er
- tiger
- ir
- torch
- or
- ir
- unicorn
- circle
- first
- burger
- yarn
- corn
- car
- jar
- guitar
- purple
- or
- ur
- unicorn
- circus
- yarn
- third
- ir
- third
- turtle
- first
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